EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rock salt...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/A-sin BA-to/
FIL: Isang uri ng asin na may malalaki at magaspang na butil, karaniwang hindi gaanong naproseso at nagmumula sa mga minahan ng asin.
EN: rock salt
The chunky, less-refined cousin of table salt. It's what you use for making ice cream the 'dirty ice cream' way, or for cleansing your crystals if you're into that. It looks like tiny pebbles, hence the 'bato' (rock).
From 'asin' (salt) + 'bato' (rock).
ROOT MEANING: salt
A compound noun. Used in specific culinary or other applications where fine salt is not suitable.
🇵🇭 Gumamit sila ng asing-bato at yelo para palamigin ang sorbetes.
🇺🇸 They used rock salt and ice to chill the ice cream.
🇵🇭 Mas magandang gamitin ang asing-bato sa pag-ihaw ng isda.
🇺🇸 It's better to use rock salt when grilling fish.
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